AU’s Kittle, FC’s Ellis Named HCAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Year

Feb 25, 2014

GREENWOOD, IN – Anderson
University’s Max Kittle (Algonquin,
Ill./Dundee-Crown) and Franklin College’s
Patrick Ellis (Shelbyville, Ind./H.S.) have been
named 2014 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track
Athlete of the Year and Field Athlete of the Year, respectively.
Kittle led the Ravens to a third place finish at the meet, while
Ellis led the Grizzlies to a second place finish on February 22 at
Anderson University.

Kittle, a junior for the Ravens, won two individual events and
was a member of the first place 800-meter and 1,600-meter relay
teams at the 2014 HCAC Indoor Championships. The junior
claimed the individual titles in the 60-meter hurdles (8.26) and
200-meter dash (22.48), while the relay teams won with times of
1:30.84 (HCAC record) and 3:25.67.

Ellis, a junior for the Grizzlies, won two field events at the
championship. He had a winning mark of 6.54 meters in the
long jump and claimed the title in the triple jump with a leap of
13.39 meters. Ellis also earned a third place finish in the
high jump (1.88 meters).

Also receiving recognition for his efforts at the meet is
Transylvania freshman Cole Green (Oak Ridge,
Tenn./H.S.), receiving the 2014 HCAC Indoor Track &
Field Freshman Athlete of the Year. Green placed third in the
60-meter dash (7.19), 200-meter dash (22.75), and was a member of
the third place 800-meter relay team (1:33.42).

Rose-Hulman’s Larry Cole was named the
HCAC Coach of the Year after leading the Engineers to their fourth
straight HCAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field team title.
Cole, in his 11th season as Rose-Hulman’s head coach, saw his
squad garner 200.5 points to win the championship.